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Principal Security StrategistSplunk

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Job DescriptionThe Principal Security Strategist is a focused, hybrid of roles stemming from the following: practitioner, evangelist, researcher, trusted advisor, partner enabler and product developer. We drive customer success and security innovation around Splunk's products, customers, partners and in the worldwide security community. The Security Expert will partner with Marketing, the internal Splunk Product team, Splunk IT Security, Splunk Customers, fostering collaboration across the community and partners. Must have a deep technical capability in at least one of the following: Forensics, Security Operations/Incident Response, Research/Thread Detection, Assessments and Penetration testing, and Security Product Development.Principal Security Strategists work on significant, specialized, and unique issues where analysis of data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Having broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. As an expert in the security field, uses professional concepts in developing resolution to critical issues and broad design matters. Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups. Works on issues that impact design/selling success or address future concepts, products or technologies. Creates formal networks with key decision makers and serves as external spokesperson for the organization. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments. May supervise the activities of others. Exercises wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.The successful candidate should be capable of communicating at an executive level as a trusted advisor, as well as executing on a deep technical level with analysts for security cases.The Practice will spend 50% of their time solving customer security use cases in the field, with customers or partners. This role will also involve research and development for 25% of the time, and Evangelism, education and enablement for Splunk for the other 25% of the time.The Security Strategist Role is a hybrid of a Sales Security Engineer, Client Architect, Product Innovation/Business Strategist, Internal Security Operations, with a splash of Marketing. The Practice engagement model is focused on partnerships and collaborative interaction between internal groups such as Engineering, Products, Business Development, internal IT operation, marketing, legal and residing in the Sales organization. This role is national, reflecting up to 50% travel at peak times. The following serves as the responsibilities for this highly important role:Security Practitioner

Develop Security tools, best practices and processes based on Splunk as a core security platform.

Design and implement new dashboards, charts/graphs, reports through the User Interface, API/SDK and external interactions with the platform.

Systems administration skills using both *nix and Microsoft platforms, using CLI.

Qualifications

Minimum of 7-10 years or work experience as a security practitioner or related role.

Previous experience as a practitioner in a specific discipline in either a research, consulting or operations role is required.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Education and experience requirements:Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related discipline or equivalent work experience.About Splunk:Splunk was founded to pursue a disruptive new vision: make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. Machine data is a fast growing and pervasive part of â€œbig dataâ€-- generated by every component of IT infrastructures, applications, mobile phone location data, website clickstreams, social data, RFID and much more.Splunk is focused specifically on the challenges and opportunity of effectively managing massive amounts of machine data, and providing a next-generation platform for powerful new applications. Since shipping its software in 2006, Splunk now has over 4,000 customers in over 80 countries around the world. These organizations are using Splunk to harness the power of their machine data for application management, IT operations and infrastructure management, cyber security, compliance, web intelligence, business analytics and more. Innovation is in our DNA â€" from technology to the way we do business.Splunk software has become a platform for machine data!Splunk now has over 500 employees worldwide, with headquarters in San Francisco, an office in Cupertino, CA and 8 offices around the world.We've built a phenomenal foundation for success with a proven leadership team, highly passionate employees and unique patented software. We invite you to help us continue our drive to define a new industry and become part of an innovative, and disruptive software company.Benefits & Perks: Wow! This is really cool!Medical, full company paid Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts, Commuter Accounts, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), 401(k), 3 weeks of PTO and sick leave. Our work environments vary by location however we believe in hosting amenities and fun activities to fuel our energy. You may find fully stocked micro kitchens, catered lunches on Mondays and breakfast on Fridays, basketball hoops, ping pong, arcade games, BBQ's, soccer and â€œFun Fridaysâ€.This isn't a job â€" it's a life changer â€" are you ready?To all recruitment agencies: Splunk does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Splunk employees or any other company location. Splunk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.Splunk is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer supporting workforce diversity.Â­Â­Â­